Poem
By Omotara James
When we meet at the holiday table, we take turns
and great pains not to remind each other
of our mutual…
and great pains not to remind each other
of our mutual…
Category
Race & Ethnicity
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- PoemBy Edward SalemGod said (and already you can tell
I’m making this up),
If you lift a rock, I am there.
If you lift a finger… - AudioPoetry Off the ShelfTiana Clark on divorce, joy, and taking up space on the page.
- PoemBy Malcolm TariqYou may find her behind
Rowan Oak, a shadow
of fortress where then now
you find no real entry place. - PoemBy Cameron BarnettThis is how the story begins: a touch, a bump, a hot mouth,
jostled skin in an elevator, escalation, … 
- ArticleBy André Naffis-Sahely
New collections by Frank X. Walker and E. Hughes use documentary techniques to dramatize a tumultuous era in Black American history.
- PoemBy Chaelee DaltonConsider the market. Consider the gross domestic product of Korea. Call it Kimchi.
Ferment culture in… - PoemBy Ama CodjoeWhat if, Betye, instead of a rifle or hand
grenade—I mean, what if after
the loaded gun that takes two hands
to fire, I lay down the splintered broom
and the steel so cold it wets
my cheek? What if I unclench the valleys
of my... - PoemBy J. Mae BarizoMorning in the city and the performance
that is Madison Avenue wearing diamond
studs for breakfast, my… - AudioPoetry Off the ShelfCaleb Femi on parties, golden pavements, and the downside of self-awareness.
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Harlem laughing in all the wrong places
at the crocodile … - PoemBy Louise ErdrichAugust and the drive-in picture is packed.
We lounge on the hood of the Pontiac
surrounded by the slow… - PoemBy Solmaz SharifStudies suggest How may I help you officer? is the single most disarming thing to say and not What's…
